Faces In The Crowd

Chris Martin , TULSA
Tennis
Martin , a junior at Illinois , won the men's singles and doubles titles at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association 's National Summer championships. He also won the match that gave the Fighting Illini their first NCAA Division I tennis championship.

Deanna Rix, SOUTH BERWICK, MAINE
Wrestling
Deanna, a junior at Marshwood High, won the 119-pound title at the Asica/Vaughan Girls Junior National Wrestling Championships, her third national girls' title this year. Wrestling for the Hawks boys' team this season, she had a 26-5 record.

Bruce McBarnette, STERLING, VA.
Track and Field
McBarnette, 45, a lawyer and part-time actor, jumped 6'3" to win the high jump (45-and-over division) at the USA National Masters Track & Field Championships, his eighth outdoor title. In April he cleared 6'4", a world indoor record.

Holly Currie, PISGAH, ALA.
Softball
Currie, a righthanded pitcher and recent graduate of Pisgah High, set state records with 159 wins, 1,730 strikeouts and a career 0.45 ERA. She led the Eagles to their third Class 2A state Softball championship and was named tournament MVP for the third time.

Jesse Grabow, SAN RAMON , CALIF.
Bowling
Jesse, 6, a kindergartner at Coyote Creek Elementary, bowled a 232 to win the bantam division at the Northern Junior Bowling Championships. The 38-pound athlete, who uses a 12-pound ball, has a career-high game of 257.

Jenn Campbell, EASTHAMPTON , MASS.
Track and Field
Campbell, a junior at Williams College , ran a meet-record 10:33.67 to win the 3,000-meter steeplechase at the NCAA Division III Outdoor Track and Field Championships. She was named All-New England Small College Athletic Conference.

James Parr, ALBUQUERQUE
Baseball
James, a senior righthander at La Cueva High, hit a grand slam and was the winning pitcher in the Class 5A championship final as the Bears won their first state baseball title. He was named The Albuquerque Tribune's Baseball Athlete of the Year.